Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Department of Transportation intends to consider promulgating 24VAC30-640, Parking on Primary and Secondary Highways. The purpose of the proposed action is to establish a new regulation to address the parking-related issues of concern to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) that are not in conflict with a locality's authority to regulate parking under other sections of the Code of Virginia. The proposed regulation will essentially characterize and distinguish the specific instances on a primary or secondary highway when VDOT will regulate parking and clarify when VDOT will not regulate parking. Preserving the safe and efficient flow of vehicular traffic entails controlling and limiting access and the manner of use of highways, including parking where the extent, character, or frequency of such parking impedes the safe or efficient flow of vehicular traffic or the proper operation of the highway.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 46.2-1223 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: April 28, 2021.

Agency Contact: JoAnne P. Maxwell, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Governance and Legislative Affairs Division, Department of Transportation, 1401 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-1830, FAX (804) 225-4700, or email joanne.maxwell@vdot.virginia.gov.